Aggressive platy

histo320 · 01-30-2008, 03:34 PM

I currently have 5 assorted platys. As time goes on I have an orange with a dark spot near the fin and it look like its tail is getting biten. I know exactly which fish would be doing this. i have another platy that is silver and orange that seems to really like a silver and black one and chases all of the fish the come near them.

is this something i should be worried about, should i remove the fish or is it just their normal behavior behavior.

Buggy · 01-30-2008, 03:39 PM

What are the sexes of these fish? If the orange with dark spot is male and the silver and orange is male and the silver and black is female, that would explain the aggression. What size tank are they in? If the orange with dark spot continues to show signs of being nipped then you might want to move him. Provide plant cover and hiding spots for him so he can get away if he needs to.

purpleflower · 01-30-2008, 10:57 PM

my female swordtail was chasing my other female, a few weeks later she had manage to destroy alot of the other swordtails fins, so I gave my aggressive female back to the pet store.

histo320 · 01-31-2008, 10:27 PM

How can you sex platys? I know the females are larger but in the past week I have cut down on my feeding and maybe it is just me but all of the fish look smaller with the exception of a large gold platy.

darkfalz · 02-01-2008, 12:39 AM

Sexing all livebearers is easy, see the sticky at the top of the subforum.

01-30-2008, 03:34 PM	#1
histo320 Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 27	Aggressive platy I currently have 5 assorted platys. As time goes on I have an orange with a dark spot near the fin and it look like its tail is getting biten. I know exactly which fish would be doing this. i have another platy that is silver and orange that seems to really like a silver and black one and chases all of the fish the come near them. is this something i should be worried about, should i remove the fish or is it just their normal behavior behavior. __________________ 4 Peppered Corys 1 Black Mystery Snail 5 Platy fry

01-30-2008, 03:39 PM	#2
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 722	What are the sexes of these fish? If the orange with dark spot is male and the silver and orange is male and the silver and black is female, that would explain the aggression. What size tank are they in? If the orange with dark spot continues to show signs of being nipped then you might want to move him. Provide plant cover and hiding spots for him so he can get away if he needs to. __________________ Fish are people too! *My Animal Family* Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret *Aquariums* 55 gal tropical Fresh Water -17 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 20 gal tropical Fresh Water - 5 skirt tetras, 3 black neon tetras, 1 glass catfish, 2 corydoras, 1 oto, 1 ghost shrimp. 10 gal tropical Fresh Water - 1 Red Male Betta

01-31-2008, 10:27 PM	#4
histo320 Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 27	How can you sex platys? I know the females are larger but in the past week I have cut down on my feeding and maybe it is just me but all of the fish look smaller with the exception of a large gold platy. __________________ 4 Peppered Corys 1 Black Mystery Snail 5 Platy fry

02-01-2008, 12:39 AM	#5
darkfalz Vishy vishies! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 481	Sexing all livebearers is easy, see the sticky at the top of the subforum. __________________ 40L - 1 opaline gourami 160L planted - 8 harlequin rasboras, 6 tiger barbs, 2 swordtails, 1 bristlenose pleco

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01-30-2008, 10:57 PM	#3
purpleflower Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 22 Posts: 43	my female swordtail was chasing my other female, a few weeks later she had manage to destroy alot of the other swordtails fins, so I gave my aggressive female back to the pet store.

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